Sending a message to Patrons

This article outlines the steps required to send a message to your center’s patrons.

Solution 1

Utilize the "Player Notifications" functionality, which sends a non-intrusive message to patrons.

This message, by nature, will not be visible until a gaming session is ended and the patron has clicked on the notification bell icon in the ggLeap client interface.

To manage and create player notifications, navigate to Webadmin > Settings > Player Notifications.

Solution 2

Implement a custom Client Application to send notifications to patrons.  This will cause a message box to appear on the screen of any machines the command is sent to.

NOTE:

This type of message is intrusive and will interrupt the gaming session, so it is important to use this option sparingly, at your discretion.

1. Navigate to Settings > Client Configuration > Advanced.

2. Within the "Client applications" section, click the "Add new application" button.

3. Within the "Name", "Path", and "Parameters" fields, enter the following information, then click the "Save" button.

Name:

Message User

Path:

C:\Windows\system32\mshta.exe

Parameters:

"about:alert('YOUR MESSAGE HERE');close()"

4. From the "Dashboard" tab, click on any Machine, then navigate to Advanced > Launch remote application.

5. From the "Launch remote application" window, select the "Other" radio button for "Application type", then select your newly-created Client application from the list, then click the "Confirm" button to send the message.

NOTE:

You may customize the message text by replacing YOUR MESSAGE HERE with your desired text.

6. Observe the "HTML Application" pop-up dialog box on Machines that have been targeted with the message.

Additional Information:

Some clients have reported the ability to send speech-to-text audible notifications over player headsets, but it should be noted that your mileage may vary and this may not work for you depending on your configuration.

"javascript:close((V=(v=new ActiveXObject('SAPI.SpVoice')).GetVoices()).count&&v.Speak('YOUR TEXT HERE'))"

Another option is to utilize PowerShell to send a messagebox to each PC:

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms; [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show('We are closing soon!', 'Success', [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK, [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Warning)

Bonus Script:

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -NoLogo -NoProfile -Command "Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms; $f=New-Object Windows.Forms.Form; $f.WindowState='Maximized'; $f.FormBorderStyle='None'; $f.BackColor='Black'; $f.TopMost=$true; $lbl=New-Object Windows.Forms.Label; $lbl.Text='⚠ ATTENTION - CENTER CLOSING IN 15 MINUTES ⚠'; $lbl.ForeColor='Yellow'; $lbl.Font=New-Object Drawing.Font('Arial',48,[Drawing.FontStyle]::Bold); $lbl.AutoSize=$true; $lbl.BackColor='Black'; $lbl.TextAlign='MiddleCenter'; $lbl.Anchor='None'; $f.Controls.Add($lbl); $f.Add\_Shown({$lbl.Left=($f.ClientSize.Width-$lbl.Width)/2; $lbl.Top=($f.ClientSize.Height-$lbl.Height)/2}); $closeScript={ $f.Close() }; $f.Add\_Click($closeScript); $lbl.Add\_Click($closeScript); [void]$f.ShowDialog()"

Updated on: 16/12/2025